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Authors: Apoorva Madan, Tania Signal, Nik Taylor Behind each story of a suffering animal is an individual who has witnessed and retold it. But the retelling of these stories carries a heavy burden: intimate knowledge of animal abuse. Human abuse of animals is deeply entrenched in our global cultures, what does this mean for … Continue reading Bearing Witness: Animal Activists and Compassion Fatigue

To be emotional is to be weak - This is what we are conditioned to perceive from a young age. "Stand tall", "be strong"; the use of strength as an antonym to the expression of emotion is embedded in our language. Where there is credit in our emotions, we find ourselves battling to present the … Continue reading Emotionalism in Animal Rights